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Why the Start Is All That Matters
It is the hardest thing to do
I am not going to rehash how Apple, Amazon or Microsoft started. That is public knowledge and only a Google search away. But if those accounts tell us anything, it is that the start is the most important. Let me tell you why.
I remember when I started professional photography. At a youth meeting, I whipped out my Canon 70D camera and asked the youth President if I could take some pictures. He nodded his approval, and off I went, clicking away. The pictures were not exactly great, but none of us cared at that time. In the end, we all went home happy. The organizers thanked me profusely. I promised to edit the pictures for them the next day.
Slowly, I got better. I sought advice from colleagues. I took more pictures and I got even better. Three years later, I’m still improving. Connecting the dots, it is clear to me that the most important thing was that I started. It did not matter the platform on which I started. And it was certainly not about the results at the start.
Similarly, my first article on Medium was by no means a masterpiece. There were no views, no claps, and certainly no responses. But I was excited I got off the ground. I was elated I had published an article of my own, instead of clicking on another popular article. Then I published my second article. And another. I could see my confidence meter filling up.
